Maildrop vs TempMaily

Maildrop provides temporary disposable email inboxes for receiving messages without sharing a real address. It requires no signup or password and supports custom addresses, making it suitable for one-off purchases and website registrations. Developers can use a GraphQL API to retrieve mailbox listings and messages, delete messages, and automate email testing. Incoming mail passes through Heluna antispam filters, which Maildrop says reduce spam by more than 90%. Every inbox is public, so other users can read its messages, and Maildrop cannot send email. Plain-text and HTML messages under 500k are accepted; attachments are removed. An inbox holds at most 10 messages, and inactive inboxes may be cleared after 24 hours or sooner. Mail servers not previously seen may be greylisted, delaying delivery by at least 15 minutes and sometimes up to an hour. Maildrop says it logs email and web connections and does not promise complete anonymity. The service is free and available through its web interface and API.

TempMaily provides disposable email inboxes for receiving verification codes and signup mail through web and API access. Its free inbox is created without signup, a password, or personal details, and messages appear in the browser as they arrive. Mailboxes are receive-only, so they cannot send email, although incoming messages can include attachments. The free plan permits one shared-domain address at a time; the inbox and its messages are permanently deleted 24 hours after creation, with transient storage and ads. Premium supports up to 10 addresses, custom and dedicated domains, long-term or permanent addresses, and 2GB of email storage. It also adds a REST API and MCP server for programmatic inbox creation and message reading. The MCP server works with Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, and MCP-capable agent frameworks. Premium costs $7.50 a year when billed annually ($90/year), or $9.90 a month. HTTPS, HTML sanitization, sandboxed rendering, disabled scripts, and blocked remote images are listed protections.